(19)
(11) EP 0 803 243 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.10.1997 Bulletin 1997/44

(21) Application number: 97302559.6

(22) Date of filing: 15.04.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6A61K 7/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IE IT SE

(30) Priority: 24.04.1996 US 16135

(71) Applicant: PFIZER INC.
New York, N.Y. 10017 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Nelson, Dennis George Anthony
    Mountain Lakes, New Jersey 07046 (US)
  • Sheehan, Craig Joseph
    Edison, New Jersey 08817 (US)

(74) Representative: Ruddock, Keith Stephen et al
Pfizer Limited, European Patent Department, Ramsgate Road
Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ
Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ (GB)

   


(54) Cyclodextrins and phenolic compounds in dental products


(57) Oral rinse and dentifrice compositions, comprising a phenolic selected from the group consisting of menthol, eucalyptol, methyl salicylate, thymol, triclosan, and mixtures thereof; and a cyclodextrin selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin, hydroxyethyl β-cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl γ-cyclodextrin, hydroxyethyl γ-cyclodextrin, α-cyclodextrin, methyl β-cyclodextrin, and mixtures thereof. These compositions are useful in retarding the development of plaque, treating gingivitis, and in treating the presence of micro-organisms in the oral cavity.





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